Advice for new CRSs/LMSs

Respond to the questions below. You may add to and/or edit others' responses.

What advice would you give to a new CRS?

Installation How to's notebook
Make friends with LMS
Prioritize
Ask questions
Organize!!!
Don't try to do everything FOR the teachers.
recruit volunteers
Take GOOD care of the administrators.....and custodians
Establish a system of network folders for storage on the network and label them by year
Have a close circle of nearby colleagues
Initiate contact with the teachers. Don't wait for them to come to you.
Use the CRS Sharepoint site to post problems and to get/contribute lesson ideas

What advice would you give to a new LMS?

Set up a del.icio.us account
Set up a librarything.com account
Get a mentor; meet with them outside of school to take advantage of less-structured collaboration
Rockingham County Website
Collaborate with CRS
Desktops folders for lesson plans and powerpoints
Running book order
Get to know your bookkeeper
Go with the flow
Support your staff
Use BOOK BUCKS for prizes
Connections Websites
Make friends with your custodian
Inventory early
Make sure your policies/priorities are clear to staff and students
attend grade level meetings
recruit volunteers
notebook for each grade level that contains SOLs and Library objectives, as well as pacing chart
Spend time analyzing your collection early to determine your needs
Have a close circle of nearby colleagues
Don't be afraid to throw old stuff out